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Open Air. Open Mind!
Distinguished artists, dear friends of cinema, respected partners, and valued audience,
It is a great pleasure and an honor to welcome you to this year’s edition of DEA OPEN AIR, an international film festival that transforms the city into a vibrant space of storytelling, where image, sound, and ideas come together under the same sky.
Our guiding motto this year — “Open Air. Open Minds.” — is more than a poetic phrase; it reflects the very essence of cinema. Film, at its core, is an open window to other worlds, a way of seeing beyond ourselves and understanding more deeply the realities that surround us. In a time when information moves fast but often remains superficial, cinema invites us to pause, to reflect, and to truly experience.
DEA OPEN AIR is not just a festival; it is an international platform for cultural dialogue. Here, filmmakers from diverse countries and traditions bring their stories, their perspectives, and their unique cinematic languages. In this shared space, geographic and cultural boundaries begin to fade, while the audience becomes part of a collective experience that connects us through emotion and thought.
This year’s program has been carefully curated to reflect the diversity and dynamism of contemporary cinema — from auteur films to experimental works, from intimate narratives to stories with global resonance. Each screening is an invitation to see the world from a different perspective, to challenge our perceptions, and to expand our horizons.
At the same time, this festival marks a return to the collective experience of watching films — something that, in the digital age, carries even greater significance. To watch a film under the open sky, in the presence of others, is to rediscover the social dimension of cinema, making it more alive, more immediate, and more memorable.
On behalf of the organizing team, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to all those who make this festival possible — the directors,
producers, and artists for their vision and creativity; our partners and supporters for their trust and commitment; and the institutions that recognize and support this initiative as an important cultural value. A special thank you goes to our audience, whose presence and openness give meaning to every screening and every story shared.
I invite you to experience this edition with curiosity, sensitivity, and an open mind. Allow yourselves to travel through stories, to be moved by emotions, and to be challenged by ideas. Because only in this way, under an open sky, can cinema bring us closer to one another and to the world.
Welcome to DEA OPEN AIR!